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BJ - 03 Mar 2008 19:10 GMT

In my access query the date appears like "March 3, 2008" but when I use that
field in my merge document it prints like "3/3/2008". Can someone tell me
how to get it to print with the month name?

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 03 Mar 2008 19:24 GMT

See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at

http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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> In my access query the date appears like "March 3, 2008" but when I use
> that
> field in my merge document it prints like "3/3/2008". Can someone tell me
> how to get it to print with the month name?

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BJ - 03 Mar 2008 22:32 GMT

Thanks for your help Doug
With a little trial and error I have it printing the way I need it to.

> See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
> website at
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> > field in my merge document it prints like "3/3/2008". Can someone tell me
> > how to get it to print with the month name?

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